| CATEGORY |
Excellent |
Good |
Satisfactory |
Needs Improvement |
| Notes
|
Notes are recorded and
organized in an extremely neat and orderly fashion. |
Notes are recorded
legibly and are somewhat organized. |
Notes are recorded.
|
Notes are recorded only
with peer/teacher assistance and reminders. |
| Organization
|
Information is very
organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.
|
Information is organized
with well-constructed paragraphs. |
Information is
organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. |
The information appears
to be disorganized. |
| Quality of
Information |
Information clearly
relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details
and/or examples. |
Information clearly
relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or
examples. |
Information clearly
relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given.
|
Information has little
or nothing to do with the main topic. |
| Paragraph
Construction |
All paragraphs include
introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding
sentence. |
Most paragraphs include
introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding
sentence. |
Paragraphs included
related information but were typically not constructed well.
|
Paragraphing structure
was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the
paragraphs. |
| Mechanics
|
No grammatical, spelling
or punctuation errors. |
Almost no grammatical,
spelling or punctuation errors |
A few grammatical
spelling, or punctuation errors. |
Many grammatical,
spelling, or punctuation errors. |
| Diagrams &
Illustrations |
Diagrams and
illustrations are neat, accurate and add to the reader's
understanding of the topic. |
Diagrams and
illustrations are accurate and add to the reader's understanding of
the topic. |
Diagrams and
illustrations are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the
reader's understanding of the topic. |
Diagrams and
illustrations are not accurate OR do not add to the reader's
understanding of the topic. |
